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Ristiina
South Savo, Finland · Europe
About Ristiina
Ristiina is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Mikkeli, 20km from Finnish Lakeland.
Ristiina is in South Savo, Finland, with about 5,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Mikkeli, about 20 km away.
Ristiina (Finnish: [ˈristiːnɑ]; in Swedish also known as Kristina) was a municipality of Finland. It was founded in 1649 and it was named after Kristina Stenbock, the wife of Governor General and Count Per Brahe. From the beginning of the year 2013 Ristiina is a part of Mikkeli city.
Ristiina is located in theRead more
province of Eastern Finland and is part of the South Savo region. The municipality has a population of 4,856 (31 December 2012) and covers an area of 742.02 square kilometres (286.50 sq mi) of which 175.87 km2 (67.90 sq mi)
is water. The population density is 8.5772/km2 (22.2149/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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What is there to see near Ristiina?
Within an hour or so of Ristiina: Finnish Lakeland (20 km), Repovesi National Park (41 km).
Where is Ristiina?
Ristiina is in South Savo, Finland, about 20 km from Mikkeli.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,171
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Finland
- Region
- South Savo
- Timezone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates
- 61.5058, 27.2464
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Finland
Winter tyres mandatory December–February.
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Worth the detour from Ristiina
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Repovesi National Park
Rugged cliff-and-lake park in Kymenlaakso with a suspension bridge, a common stop on drives between Helsinki and the Lakeland.
41 km · about 50 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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